Jesse Jackson Has an Opinion on the LeBron/Gilbert Mess

Sigh. Jackson introduces the slavery card in the Gilbert letter fiasco following LeBron’s departure from Cleveland: “Jesse Jackson criticized Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Sunday, saying Gilbert sees LeBron James as a ‘runaway slave’ and that the owner’s comments after the free-agent forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger. Jackson said Gilbert’s comments were ‘mean, arrogant and presumptuous. He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers,’ the reverend said in a release from his Chicago-based civil rights group, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. ‘His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner employee relationship — between business partners — and LeBron honored his contract.”‘